The Ayesha, a great adventure

Mucke, H. von: 1933 Philip Allan London, hardcover 218 pages, with photos. The Emden operated in isolation in the Pacific Ocean, cut off from Germany, which was at war (WW1). Here she sank 23 ships because she was camouflaged with an extra chimney. Ultimately, she was thrown onto the rocks of the Keeling Islands by the cruiser Sydney. Nearly 200 survivors were interned on Malta. However, the landing troops of the Emden managed to capture the schooner Ayesha in the harbor of the Keeling Islands and after a months-long journey they arrived in Arabia, where they managed to report to the German consul in Constantinople on foot and by train. . The story of this journey. In good condition